Valdrik's Wall Across the Gap

[Valdrik]

With the taking of the West-March, Enedwaith now controlled the Gap of Rohan. Soon after its taking, Valdrik commisioned the building of a wall, spanning from the Misty to the White Mountains and thus hindering travel between the northern realms and Rohan and Gondor. The wall was made of earthen embankments as tall as a man, with wooden fencing atop it. In regular intervals, spaced no farther apart than one could see to the next were stone watchtowers which each held a few men at any time. Travelers could pass through at these towers when cleared by the guard, but all large caravans, and armies as it were, would have to pass at the main gate, located where the River Isen truned west it its flow toward the sea. All such caravans or armies would pass only with approval of Valdrik himself.

[Anwyn]

Anwyn stood mounted upon her black stallion, dressed in a white gown and cloak in sharp contrast. Watching as patrols of Endewaith moved back and fourth, They had indeed made haste with there claim marking off that this land belonged now to them "I do not like this' came a voice from behind her as a Soldier rode up behind her, Anwyn sighed and turned her head "What other choice have we been given? Would you ride home now and tell your sons that there lives are worth less than Soil and Stone?" The guard was silent and lowered his head "Precisely" Anwyn replied turning her attention back to the wall "Perhaps this could even be a new start of both countries, Now that they have been given the land that they so richly craved they will no longer be forced to wander the lands and pillage."

[Valdrik]

Due to the large amount of travelers that were concentrated at the wall's main gate, and due to the soldiers who were constantly stationed there, a settlement soon sprang up. Even travelers from Gondor and Rohan were welcome to trade their goods with the local merchants, or drink at the tavern and rest in the inn. Longboats with their shallow drafting hulls even made up far up the Isen and offered, for a price, passage to the up and comming settlement at the rivers mouth. Once travelers came through the gate the road split three ways. The oldest of the roads headed north towards Tharbad, the southern road followed the River Isen to its mouth and the middle road led to Lond Daer and Valdrik's fortress.